World Heritage List UNESCO Armenia currently includes 3 sites.
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World Heritage List UNESCO Armenia
777 Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin – 1996, 2000
These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest flowering of Armenian religious architecture, whose unique style developed from a blending of elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and the traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasian region.
Criteria: 2,4.
960 Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots – 2000
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence on architectural and artistic development in the region.
Criteria: 2.
1011 Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley – 2000
The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by towering cliffs at the entrance to the Azat Valley.
Criteria: 2,3.
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